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D-Index
42
Citations
6269
World Ranking
12593
National Ranking
578

Hyungju Ahn publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hyungju Ahn sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 202 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Hyungju Ahn D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hyungju Ahn sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hyungju Ahn is affiliated with the Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research spans fields primarily within Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, as well as Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's main research topics include Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics, Conducting Polymers and Applications, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research, Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated on multiple publications with Hyungju Ahn include Hyosung Choi, Jea Woong Jo, Jae Won Shim, Benjamin Nketia-Yawson, and Dong Ki Yoon.

Hyungju Ahn has published numerous articles in leading scientific journals. The venues with most publications include ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Advanced Energy Materials, and Advanced Functional Materials.

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • "High-resolution patterning of colloidal quantum dots via non-destructive, light-driven ligand crosslinking" (2020), Nature Communications
  • "Helical polymers for dissymmetric circularly polarized light imaging" (2023), Nature
  • "Cyclohexylammonium-Based 2D/3D Perovskite Heterojunction with Funnel-Like Energy Band Alignment for Efficient Solar Cells" (2021), Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Heteroepitaxial van der Waals semiconductor superlattices" (2021), Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Interfacial α-FAPbI3 phase stabilization by reducing oxygen vacancies in SnO2−x" (2023), Joule

Best Publications

  • Investigation of Structure–Property Relationships in Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Polymer Semiconductors via Side-Chain Engineering

    Jang Yeol Back;Hojeong Yu;Inho Song;Il Kang

  • Investigation of Thermally Induced Degradation in CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 Perovskite Solar Cells using In-situ Synchrotron Radiation Analysis

    Nam Koo Kim;Young Hwan Min;Seokhwan Noh;Eunkyung Cho

  • High-resolution patterning of colloidal quantum dots via non-destructive, light-driven ligand crosslinking.

    Jeehye Yang;Donghyo Hahm;Kyunghwan Kim;Seunghyun Rhee

  • Fluorination on both D and A units in D-A type conjugated copolymers based on difluorobithiophene and benzothiadiazole for highly efficient polymer solar cells

    Jea Woong Jo;Jae Woong Jung;Eui Hyuk Jung;Hyungju Ahn

  • Directed self-assembly of block copolymers in the extreme: guiding microdomains from the small to the large

    Kyosung Koo;Hyungju Ahn;Sang Woo Kim;Du Yeol Ryu

  • Controlling Molecular Orientation of Naphthalenediimide‐Based Polymer Acceptors for High Performance All‐Polymer Solar Cells

    Jihye Jung;Wonho Lee;Changyeon Lee;Hyungju Ahn

  • Improving Performance and Stability of Flexible Planar-Heterojunction Perovskite Solar Cells Using Polymeric Hole-Transport Material

    Jea Woong Jo;Myung Seok Seo;Myung Seok Seo;Minwoo Park;Minwoo Park;Jae Yup Kim

  • Directed assembly of high molecular weight block copolymers: highly ordered line patterns of perpendicularly oriented lamellae with large periods.

    Eunhye Kim;Hyungju Ahn;Sungmin Park;Hoyeon Lee

  • ε‐Branched Flexible Side Chain Substituted Diketopyrrolopyrrole‐Containing Polymers Designed for High Hole and Electron Mobilities

    A-Reum Han;A-Reum Han;Gitish K. Dutta;Junghoon Lee;Hae Rang Lee

  • Cyclohexylammonium-Based 2D/3D Perovskite Heterojunction with Funnel-Like Energy Band Alignment for Efficient Solar Cells (23.91%)

    Seonghwa Jeong;Seongrok Seo;Hyunwoo Yang;Hyoungmin Park

  • Nanoporous Block Copolymer Membranes for Ultrafiltration: A Simple Approach to Size Tunability

    Hyungju Ahn;Sungmin Park;Sang Woo Kim;Pil J. Yoo

  • Heteroepitaxial van der Waals semiconductor superlattices.

    Gangtae Jin;Chang-Soo Lee;Odongo F N Okello;Suk-Ho Lee

  • Oriented Grains with Preferred Low‐Angle Grain Boundaries in Halide Perovskite Films by Pressure‐Induced Crystallization

    Wanjung Kim;Myung Sun Jung;Seonhee Lee;Yung Ji Choi

  • Enhanced Performance of I2‐Free Solid‐State Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells with Conductive Polymer up to 6.8%

    Jeonghun Kim;Jong Kwan Koh;Byeonggwan Kim;Sung Hoon Ahn

  • Conjugated Random Copolymers Consisting of Pyridine- and Thiophene-Capped Diketopyrrolopyrrole as Co-Electron Accepting Units To Enhance both JSC and VOC of Polymer Solar Cells

    Jong Won Lee;Hyungju Ahn;Won Ho Jo

  • Unravelling the Nature of the Intrinsic Complex Structure of Binary‐Phase Na‐Layered Oxides

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  • High-Performance and Stable Nonfullerene Acceptor-Based Organic Solar Cells for Indoor to Outdoor Light

    Sungmin Park;Hyungju Ahn;Ji Yeong Kim;Ji Yeong Kim;Jong Baek Park

  • Strain-Engineering Induced Anisotropic Crystallite Orientation and Maximized Carrier Mobility for High-Performance Microfiber-Based Organic Bioelectronic Devices

    Youngseok Kim;Hyebin Noh;Bryan D. Paulsen;Jiwoong Kim

  • Mesoporous monoliths of inverse bicontinuous cubic phases of block copolymer bilayers

    Chiyoung Park;Yunju La;Tae Hyun An;Hu Young Jeong

  • Highly efficient I2-free solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells fabricated with polymerized ionic liquid and graft copolymer-directed mesoporous film

    Won Seok Chi;Jong Kwan Koh;Sung Hoon Ahn;Jong Shik Shin

  • Efficiency improvement of dye-sensitized solar cells using graft copolymer-templated mesoporous TiO2 films as an interfacial layer

    Sung Hoon Ahn;Harim Jeon;Kyung Jin Son;Hyungju Ahn

  • Amphiphilic poly(vinyl chloride)-g-poly(oxyethylene methacrylate) graft polymer electrolytes: Interactions, nanostructures and applications to dye-sensitized solar cells

    Dong Kyu Roh;Jung Tae Park;Sung Hoon Ahn;Hyungju Ahn

Frequent Co-Authors

Du Yeol Ryu
Du Yeol Ryu Yonsei University
Hae Jung Son
Hae Jung Son Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Tae Joo Shin
Tae Joo Shin Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Byeongdu Lee
Byeongdu Lee Argonne National Laboratory
Yun-Hi Kim
Yun-Hi Kim Gyeongsang National University
Soon-Ki Kwon
Soon-Ki Kwon Gyeongsang National University
Jong Hak Kim
Jong Hak Kim Yonsei University
Min Jae Ko
Min Jae Ko Hanyang University
Thomas P. Russell
Thomas P. Russell University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bumjoon J. Kim
Bumjoon J. Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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